Adobe Reader 'acroread' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Lin)

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Summary
This host is installed with Adobe Reader and is prone to privelege escalation vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to gain escalated privileges on the system. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Apply Security Update mentioned in the advisory from the below link, http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3992
Insight
Flaw is due to the insecure handling of temporary files within the 'acroread' script.
Affected
Adobe Reader version 8.1.2 on Linux.
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Low Severity
Classification
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